Industrial tourism in Galicia. The forgotten past Article Swipe
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· 2025
· Open Access
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· DOI: https://doi.org/10.46551/rvg2675239520252730
· OA: W4414056842
Galicia had an incipient industrial development at the end of the 18th century. Initiatives such as those of the Catalan emigrants who modernized the fish salting industry contributed to these first steps. Another example is the attempt to create a steel industry by the Marquis of Sargadelos. Despite these efforts, Galicia remained on the fringes of the industrial transformation of Europe. However, it retained many small traditional industries linked to iron or leather tanning, among others. In this paper we want to highlight that the perception of a scarce industrial tradition is also manifested in a general lack of interest in the valorization of this industrial heritage. However, there are some worthwhile initiatives as well as a great potential from small facilities scattered throughout the territory and whose current tourist use is non-existent or unrepresentative in the whole of Galicia's offer. The enhancement of all this forgotten heritage represents not only an economic opportunity but also has an important cultural content that must be re-signified through education as an instrument to reinforce identities.
